Short-term rentals in Cockermouth
Cockermouth is the 236th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 648 listings, 60% on Airbnb. 48% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by Cottages.com (118 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 648
- Market rank
- #236 / 597
- National share
- 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 10
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Cockermouth
In Cockermouth, Airbnb leads with 386 listings (60%), versus 262 on Booking.com (40%).
Where the listings are in Cockermouth
The dots are a representative sample of tracked short-term rentals — Airbnb in red and Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan to explore the market, or open the full report for filters, operator overlays, and the listing-level view.
Market structure in Cockermouth
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 62% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 39% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 283 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 95% of that. The other 28 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 48%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 29%
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Listings by property type
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 77% of Cockermouth's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (12%).
Largest operators in Cockermouth
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked United Kingdom listings. The table covers every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cottages.com | 118 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 89 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 62 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 4 | Travelnest Ltd | 5 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 5 | Finest Retreats | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 6 | HerdwickCottages.co.uk | 2 | 4.84 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 2,993 |
| 7 | Stay With Us MPB Ltd | 2 | 4.51 / 5 | 7.3 / 10 | 2,536 |
| 8 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 1 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 9 | Laik Ltd | 1 | 4.91 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 4,879 |
| 10 | Oliver's Travels | 1 | 4.88 / 5 | 10.0 / 10 | 732 |
Browse the full United Kingdom operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Cockermouth among their markets. See the full interactive Cockermouth market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Cockermouth compares
Cockermouth ranks 236th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Milford Haven 651 listings
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Morpeth 650 listings
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Bridport 648 listings
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Evesham 641 listings
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Kingsbridge 640 listings
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Kirkby Stephen 640 listings
Photo credits
- Milford Haven: Photo: A4076 Hamilton Terrace, Milford Haven - geograph.org.uk - 1637380 by Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Morpeth: Photo: Morpeth Old Gatehouse by Glen Bowman from Newcastle, England · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bridport: Photo: Bridport, Dorset - geograph.org.uk - 47461 by Steve Chapple · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Evesham: Photo: Evesham Abbey Almonry by Ron Strutt · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kingsbridge: Photo: Fore Street, Kingsbridge - geograph.org.uk - 4030312 by jeff collins · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kirkby Stephen: Photo: Kirkby Stephen 7097 by Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Cockermouth market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Cockermouth?
Cockermouth has 648 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 386 on Airbnb and 262 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Cockermouth?
The largest professional operator in Cockermouth is Cottages.com, with 118 local listings.
How professionalised is the Cockermouth short-term rental market?
48% of Cockermouth's listings (311 of 648) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 62% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 39% on Airbnb. The 10 named professional operators run 283 local listings between them, and the three largest — Cottages.com, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 95% of that. The other 28 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Cockermouth?
In Cockermouth, Airbnb leads with 386 listings (60%), versus 262 on Booking.com (40%).
How many professional operators run listings in Cockermouth?
10 named professional operators run listings in Cockermouth. The full roster is listed on this page, and the interactive market report maps every listing.
About this data
Figures come from myDataValue's cross-platform market snapshot of 648 public short-term rental listings in Cockermouth, matching Airbnb and Booking.com supply to the operators who run it. Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com across the United Kingdom. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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